SOUTH AFRICA: South African Myths and Legends

martes, 13 de noviembre de 2007

South African Myths and Legends

South Africa is a country that haS a lot of myths and legends. the most importants are:

The Tokoloshe

The Legend of Savuri and the Rain Bull

Van Hunks and the Devil

The Flying Dutchman

The Ghosts at the Cape Town Castle

The Legend of Hole in the Wall

The Witch of The Hex River Valley

Nyaminyami

The Legend of the Rain Queen

PLEASE VISIT ONLINE: http://funkymunky.co.za/sa_legends.html

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario

National anthem of South Africa

Since 1997, The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the old South African anthem "Die Stem van Suid- Africa/The Call of South Africa". It is the only neo-modal national anthem in the world, by virtue of being the only one that starts in one key and finishes in another. The lyrics employ the five most populous of South Africa's eleven official languages - Xhosa (first stanza, first two lines), Zulu (first stanza, last two lines), Sesotho (second stanza), Afrikaans (third stanza) and English (final stanza).

Nkosi Sekelel' iAfrika was composed in 1987 by Enoch Sontonga, a methodist school teacher. It was originally sung as a church hymn but later became an act of political defiance against the apartheid government. Die Stem van Suid-Afrika was written by C.J lan C.J. Langenhoven in 1918. Die Stem was the co-national anthem[citation needed] with God Save the King/Queen from 1936 to 1957, when it became the sole national anthem until 1995. The South African government under Nelson Mandela adopted both songs as national anthems from 1995 until they were merged in 1997 to form the current anthem.

Lyric English translation

God bless AfricaMay her glory be lifted highHear our petitionsGod bless us, your children

God we ask you to protect our nationIntervene and end all conflictsprotect us, protect our nationNation of South Africa, South Africa

Ringing out from our blue heavens,From our deep seas breaking round,Over everlasting mountains,Where the echoing crags resound,

Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedom,In South Africa our land.

SOUTH AFRICA

martes, 13 de noviembre de 2007

South African Myths and Legends

No hay comentarios:

National anthem of South Africa

FLAG

SOUTH AFRICA LOCATION

OTHER BLOGGERS